It was almost noon and people were coming and going on the streets. When they heard about the scandal of Songjiang Commune, everyone stopped to watch. The female educated youth's words were heartbreaking. They all had daughters, and if their daughters were treated like this, they would feel resentment in their hearts.
"Director Jin, if your Youth League Office can't even protect the educated youth, who would come to our Songjiang Commune? This is really tarnishing the reputation of the commune. We must investigate this thoroughly." A middle-aged man in a Zhongshan suit came out with the team. When he heard what the female educated youth said, his face immediately darkened.
"Director Peng, why did you come out with us?" Jin Ying quickly made way, and Peng Hui appeared in front of everyone.
"Wang, educated youth, thank you for exposing the situation. I feel guilty for not handling this matter well. There are only eight educated youth in your Third Brigade now. I can use my connections to help you get jobs as workers in steel mills and textile factories in other counties." Director Peng knew that this matter would definitely be reported. Several educated youth were of the same age as his daughter, and he didn't want the children to suffer any grievances.
Jin Ying looked at Director Peng in surprise. "Director, I beg you to speak up for those educated youth who risked their lives for this job. At least don't let them leave with a stigma."
"I will definitely deal with this strictly. You deserve this job. If those people were still here, they would receive the same treatment," Peng Hui explained publicly. "You will stay at the county guesthouse tonight. Tomorrow, the educated youth staff will take you to the steel mill and textile factory in other counties to report."
"Director Peng, we need to go back to the educated youth site. All our belongings are there." Wang Xin missed his things and was afraid that they would be taken away by the villagers.
Some villagers from the third brigade returned early and complained to the villagers, saying that the educated youth had exposed crimes in public and that the educated youth office would come to the village.
The villagers did not want the educated youth to leave. The village would receive food subsidies every year for the educated youth. In addition, the female educated youth were of the best marriage age. Who wouldn't want to have a city girl at home to spend their time with?
"Have the captain of the Pigeon Committee lead two teams to escort them back. After getting their belongings, return to the county town. I'll notify the captain of the third brigade immediately." Director Peng immediately assured, "You can go get your belongings safely, and you can come back safely."
After receiving Director Peng's assurance and seeing the indignant expressions of the Pigeon Committee members, they finally had the courage to return to the Third Battalion.
The captain of the third brigade stood not far away, watching the dirty deeds in the village being exposed, and the villagers went back to inform the authorities.
He thought for a while and walked out of the crowd: "Director Peng, I am Zhuang Dazhu, the captain of the third team..."
"Are you the one who protected the villagers who harmed the educated youth?" Director Peng's face darkened. "Those families who attacked the educated youth will be taken to the Pigeon Committee tomorrow to face punishment. Someone will visit your village the day after tomorrow to investigate the situation."
Zhuang Dazhu stood stiffly not far away, looking at Director Peng with an uneasy look on his face. "Director Peng, I'm not quite sure what the women and children in the village are doing. When the rumors started, I personally suppressed them."
At this time, the educated youths of the third brigade followed the members of the Pigeon Committee back to get their things. No one was present to refute Zhuang Dazhu, so Zhuang Dazhu was able to escape. However, he didn't know that a commotion broke out in the village, and even Zhuang Dazhu's actions at the time were completely exposed.
Zhuang Dazhu had a gloomy face. His wife stood in front of her husband and spoke for him. The villagers all paid attention to the relationship between relatives, and Zhuang Dazhu, as the team leader, was no exception.
"The educated youth were sent to the countryside because the country wanted to make the countryside better. But you took action for your own reasons, and the country will impose corresponding punishments." Captain Liang of the Pigeon Committee said truthfully.
Liang Hu is the second son of the captain of the second brigade. He has a bad relationship with the third brigade. Relying on his ability, he became the captain of the pigeon committee at the age of 30. He won the respect of many people for his fair handling of things.
"Hu Zi, there is someone doing something wrong in the team. Just persuade and educate them, there is no need to make a big deal out of it." The villagers relied on the kinship between several villages, and when something happened, they thought of finding someone to settle it.
Liang Hu glared at him, a cold smile curling his lips. "The villagers of the Third Brigade forced the educated youth to death. The educated youth had their own demands, and I was just following the rules. Don't blame me for being ruthless. I personally cannot fight against the country."
Liang Hu personally led people to accompany the educated youth to the educated youth site to get things. When they were approaching the site, several villagers came out of the kitchen of the site in a hurry, holding cloth bags in their hands.
"Take off the bags of those people, tie them up and send them to the Pigeon Committee together." Liang Hu was impartial and handled the matter impartially.
There are very few false and wrongful convictions in the county, and the people recruited by the Pigeon Committee are conscientious.
"Liangzi, a few of us are here to check on the grain that the young educated youth borrowed from home before, and we're afraid they won't return it to us after they leave." When the villagers saw someone familiar, they immediately looked for someone to blame.
"We dare not take the villagers' food rations. Even the educated youth who have just arrived have to spend money to buy food from the village." Tao Jing thought that they could all leave and did not want to have any more contact with the villagers.
The rest of the educated youth echoed this, and the relationship had already fallen out anyway.
Lianghu has experienced many ups and downs in recent years and is well aware of the customs of various places. The Youth League Office rarely sends educated youth to the Third Brigade, also because they want to prevent the educated youth from suffering any grievances.
"Go get your belongings. If you find anything missing, tell me immediately." Liang Hu followed his orders. "If you're missing money or tickets, Director Peng will make sure they're replenished for you, and then I'll report it to the police for you."
When the arrested villagers heard that they were going to call the police, they immediately started shouting, saying that they were not the only ones who came to the educated youth site to take things.
"Liangzi, you can't wrongly accuse people. We were the last ones to come to get the things. Some people took them away long ago." The villagers held their own cloth bags, not wanting to be paraded through the streets with signs hanging on them.
Liang Hu folded his arms across his chest and looked down at them. "Let several teams gather here. We are going to deal with these people today and serve as a warning to the others. We cannot bully the educated youth."
The villagers are the bosses in the village, but they behave themselves and act cautiously when entering the county town. Do they think that by staying in the village and blocking the educated youth from entering the county town, they can trap them?
They relaxed the requirements for the educated youth to go into the city to buy New Year's goods, and found the right opportunity to go to the Educated Youth Office to complain. The entire Third Brigade was criticized by the higher-ups.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Shiyi finished his work and rode his bike with Su Jin back to the village. He saw everyone walking out of the village.
"Shi Yi, put down your things and take Su Zhiqing with you on your bike to the Third Brigade. The Pigeon Committee said they're having a meeting there," Lu Boyuan said as he saw his nephew returning with his men. "It's related to the educated youth's case. You might as well take Su Zhiqing over there to hear what's going on."
Lu Shiyi nodded. Before leaving the Armed Forces Department, the news that the educated youth had sued the Third Brigade in front of the supply and marketing cooperative spread throughout the county. Many well-informed people tried to get help, fearing that they would be involved in this matter.
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